2308-5
Galactose [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
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LP15263-4 Galactose
Galactose (Gal) (also called brain sugar) is a type of sugar found in dairy products, in sugar beets and other gums and mucilages. It is also synthesized by the body, where it forms part of glycolipids and glycoproteins in several tissues. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has food energy. Galactose is less sweet than glucose and not very water-soluble. Galactan is a polymer of the sugar galactose. It is found in hemicellulose and can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis. Galactose is a monosaccharide constituent, together with glucose, of the disaccharide lactose. The hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose is catalyzed by the enzyme beta-galactosidase, a lactase. In the human body, glucose is changed into galactose in order to enable the mammary glands to secrete lactose.
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, Galactose (Wikipedia)
LP15263-4 Galactose
An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Deficiency of galactosyl-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYL-TRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE) causes an error in galactose metabolism called GALACTOSEMIA, resulting in elevations of galactose in the blood.
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Galactose
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Galactose [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
- Short Name
- Galactose SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Galactose [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Galactose, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 13692
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG8181-2 | Galactose| |
| LG46712-2 | Galactose| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Galaktose: |
| de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Galaktose |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Γαλακτόζη: Synonyms: MCnc |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Galactosa: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | galactosa: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Galactosa: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Galaktoos: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Galactose: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Galactose: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Galactose: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Galattosio: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 갈락토스: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | galactose: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Galactose: Synonyms: Cerebrose; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Галактоза: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Galaktoz: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 半乳糖: Synonyms: 乳单糖; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| mg/dL | Example UCUM Units |
| mg/dL | REGENSTRIEF |
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